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A METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO JOB CLASSIFICATION FOR PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL PURPOSES
Author(s) -
CORNELIUS EDWIN T.,
HAKEL MILTON D.,
SACKETT PAUL R.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
personnel psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.076
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1744-6570
pISSN - 0031-5826
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6570.1979.tb02135.x
Subject(s) - performance appraisal , psychology , rank (graph theory) , guard (computer science) , job analysis , job performance , coast guard , mode (computer interface) , operations research , operations management , applied psychology , job satisfaction , social psychology , computer science , management , engineering , economics , mathematics , combinatorics , programming language , operating system , marine engineering
This paper illustrates a methodological approach to classifying jobs for the purpose of developing performance evaluation instruments. The approach was to administer a worker‐oriented job inventory to 2,023 incumbents across several jobs and several levels of responsibility (rank) in the U. S. Coast Guard. The data from the job inventory were then analyzed using Tucker's Three‐Mode Factor Analysis. Output from the three‐mode factor analysis was used to identify combinations of jobs and ranks for which separate appraisal instruments could be developed. In addition, output from the three‐mode factor analysis was used to suggest the content of the various appraisal instruments. Advantages, applications, and limitations of this approach are discussed.